Thank you for reading Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA)’s newsletter, featuring excerpts and highlights from our website at LAMAz.org. LAMA is an advocacy ministry of the Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA. This week’s Action Alert:Register for the third Annual LAMA Summit featuring Rev. Eugene Cho!
Please share this information with your networks, encourage them to sign up for our newsletter and FOLLOW us on Facebook for even more articles and events.
Register today! The third annual LAMA Summit features keynote by Rev. Eugene Cho, president/CEO of Bread for the World. Join advocates and friends as we voice our common needs in the public square, activating our
September Topic: Barriers to Voting. Drop by an Advocacy Café to hear from ELCA advocacy community leaders about timely topics. The 30-minute presentations will be offered twice on the same day.
This network of the Grand Canyon Synod gathers once a month to learn and to share with the group about hunger-related topics in our congregations. All are welcome.
Join the Election Protection AZ team as a Poll Monitor, and play an integral part in holding your community in strength and compassion this General Election. You'll receive directions on how to get an assignment for Poll Monitoring on Election Day or during the early voting period.
Tuesday, September 27 @ 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM at Central UMC (map) - Hybrid
Join the Arizona Faith Network for a faithful dialogue and education series leading to the 2022 midterm elections. Learn how to serve as a Peacekeeper at the Polls to ensure peace and safety at the polls.
Hear from UMC Church and Society staff and ecumenical partners about the rise of Christian nationalism, why we should be concerned, and what we can do to protect religious freedom for all.
The Social Justice Commission is the branch of Arizona Faith Network (AFN) that engages in justice and advocacy work. All are welcome to join this group!
The Arizona Faith Network is working hard to protect our cherished right to vote on the state and federal level. Join this working committee to stay up to date with voting advocacy in AZ and beyond.
LAMA is the proud and grateful recipient of a Manna grant in the amount of $3,000, courtesy of Ascension Lutheran Church using a legacy gift from longtime member Orpha Hoganson.
Wednesday, September 28 (tomorrow) is the much anticipated White House Hunger Summit on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. In advance of the summit, the WH today released a National Strategy on Hunger,
September 2022. ELCA Advocacy publishes monthly updates from Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (SPPOs) ~ LAMA included ~ in the ELCA Advocacy BLOG each month.
New for 2022! Action Guide, Calendar, and Study for congregational use to plan educational and fundraising events at your congregation. From ELCA World Hunger.
Here’s what Solveig Muus and the LAMA team are up to 09/25 - 10/01:
Arizona Anti-Hunger Alliance meeting
ELCA Advocacy Café
GCS Hunger Leaders Network meeting
National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health webinar
LAMA newsletter, correspondence & social media
We’d love to hear from you!
Thank you for being partners in advocacy ministry in Arizona. We’re glad you’re here! Please contact LAMA if we can help you or your church, including:
Speak to your congregation or meet with your social justice team
Connect you with advocacy volunteer opportunities
Advocate on behalf of community programs you care about
Help you set up a AZ Legislature Right to Speak (RTS) account
